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BYU football: Cougars' 2009 schedule released

They need to get off that MTN network.

BYU should have no trouble beating up on Oklahoma and Florida State.

Props to BYU. I am a big Utah fan, and I must say that BYU did a good job with their pre-season schedule by getting Oklahoma and Florida State. Good luck to them.

Yeah, no Thursday games.........

The bye week also comes at a good time. With a little (or lot of) luck, they beat Oklahoma and are then in a position to run the table.

Hopefully, Bronco completely dissects that TCU video to avoid another fiasco. The other games are all winnable. I'm excited already.

Looks like a 8-4 season for us this upcoming year! YES!!!! We are the Best!!!

Please don't kill us with a joke of a team t-shirt this year!!!But if you insist, how about "Take it to the next level?...what next level, this is all we've got!!!"

I can't wait. I will be at the game in Dallas, as well as all the games in Provo. We have the advantage this year with almost all of our tough games at home. Go Cougs!

Quest for pretty dang good.

Oklahoma is not cake walk.

Cougs are looking down the barrel at 0-3 to start the season. Better take care of the game at Tulane, or that will be a reality. OK and FSU have way too much speed for the Cougs to contend with. Much more than TCU and Utah had last year, and we all know how those games turned out.

Best idea for Donko might be to just play Riley or Gaskins versus Ok and FSU, that way you have a QB for the conference season. Although I don't think TCU or Utah would be too sad seeing balls coming at them from Max.

Could be a long season for Donko and Maxie.

Run the table? Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah. Donko and Max couldn't do that with the weak schedules they have the last 3 years. So adding Oklahoma and FSU is going to break that trend? Donko would be happy getting out of this season with 4 losses, not including the bowl lose that comes annually.

Can't beat Arizona, Boston College, Tulsa, TCU and Utah the last few years, and a Cougar fan still thinks that with a lot of luck they can "run the table." Wow.

of the year. Oklahoma is not a cake walk? Hope that is a Ute fan being sarcastic, and not a Cougar fan actually being serious.

YOU HAVE NO SHOT TO BEAT OKLAHOMA.

This isn't Utah versus Alabama. Or TCU versus OK a few years ago. This is BYU, with one of the slowest and worst secondaries in the nation. Going up against the Heisman winner who is surrounded by a mammoth line and speed everywhere else.

"Quest To Lose By Less Than 40" takes place to start the 2009 season.

"Quest To Not Be 0-3 To Start The Season" takes place shortly after Oklahoma destroys Donko and the Cougs.

BYU will likely start 0-3 then win the conference if they can beat TCU. But I like the attempt. If BYU were to run the table with that schedule. They may be in position to play for a national championship. But there is no way.

band of fully invested bros living righteously for the quest for the perfect fireside.

Your season will be over in a week. BYU can't help but declare themselves preseason national champs every year. Why don't you guys just quit talking to the media, shut up, and play football for a change? the reason is very simple, YOU CAN'T

I believe this will be the year Utah State breaks through for a win in Provo.

I love Ute fans mocking BYU's program. Listen Utes: last year was your year: congratulations. However, next year is a new year so spare everyone the trash talk, because your team from next year has done ZERO.
And if we're talking history like you are, don't forget the two years previous. Collie's still open. Harline's still open. What?? Old news you say? I agree. Let's keep it to this next year.
Go Cougars! Sweet schedule this next year. Too bad the Utes can't say the same...

Should be an awesome schedule. Kudos to Bronco for putting it together...BYU has come a long way as far as great scheduling...Notre Dame a few years back, USC, Florida State, Oklahoma. Don't worry Ute fans...someday you'll get national respect and prestige enough to be invited to play OK in the inaugural game for a sweet stadium. Put together what BYU did in the 80's and 90's consistantly, and you'll be there too, instead of playing San Jose St.

It's not a realistic dream, wishing the cougs to win the OK game, but the others are definitely within reach. If they can avoid injuries, they'll learn an awful lot and be prepared for conference. With the tough games all at home this year and all the weapons returning, BYU could realistically go undefeated in conference. TCU is the toughest game, but BYU will be wanting to get revenge and will play with intensity. Can you say 3 titles in 4 years?

And to the Aggie, yeah you'll win in Provo...remind me again what the score was last time you fellas came to town...ow wait...38-0!

RE: Go Aggies: Yea that would be great but not likely. Personally I would like to see the Aggies completely drop BYU from both the Football and Basketball schedules forever! It's all about money. It takes a ton of it to build highly competitive athletic programs-especially in football. Thirty years ago the Aggies could compete with a lot of teams but those days are gone. BYU on the otherhand has unlimited money to spend on every athletic program sponsored or sanctioned by the NCAA. It's a missionary program! As one die-hard Aggie Fan I am sick and tired of getting kicked around by the big bad Cougars who mostlikely out-spend USU by a multiplier of 100 to 1 for athletic facilities and recruiting. It's time for Aggie fans to be satisfied with being competitive in the WAC and let the BYUs of the world spend the big money and dream about BCS bowls. I find it very ironic that the name on BYU's 64,000 plus seat football stadium is the name of an ex-Aggie football standout!

Anything can happen...we have seen it before and we will see it again. Lose by 40 and going 0-3 sounds like the utes to me.

Fully Invested and the Quest for Perfection! Taking a page out of Utah's playbook!